Edmonds's Appeal

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Frazer,

This case, which is an election controversy, was argued on November 26, 1934. That the matter might be speedily determined, an order was filed the following day, affirming the decision of the court below. It remains to state the reasons for our action.

The question at issue involves an interpretation of section 26 of the Act of April 18, 1929, P. L. 549 (the Voting Machine Act), which reads, in part, as follows: “Whenever it appears . . ., upon petition of three voters of any district, verified by affidavit, that an error, although not apparent on the face of…